As the rest of the world reeled in disbelief, Abe scrambled on to a plane to ensure he was the first major leader to rush to ...

The S&P 500 topped 5,000 points for the first time on February 8 and has gained more than 25 per cent so far in 2024. The ...

Donald Trump is considering tapping North Dakota’s Doug Burgum to be his new “energy tsar”, which would give the oil state’s governor sweeping power to slash environmental regulations and boost US ...

The president-elect’s plan to cut taxes and his courting of the tech “bros” has Wall Street and Silicon Valley — twin engines of the US economy — salivating. Trump has vibes on his side. He also ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The joy of fantasy is that it can mean so many things to so many people. In Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann, ...

Elon Musk participated in the first phone call between US President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, according to officials in Kyiv. A spokesperson for ...

Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Robert Lighthizer, who was US trade representative ...

The Bank of Japan kicks off proceedings with the summary of opinions from its monetary policy meeting in October early on Monday. With the situation in Japan now more fluid, given further falls in the ...

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“Gregg’s has material exposure [to the Budget measures] via its 30,000 employees, coupled with a low — less than 10 per cent ...

China has announced a Rmb10tn ($1.4tn) fiscal package to bail out local governments and help shore up its faltering economy, ...

UK consumers are paying “over the odds” for baby formula, the competition regulator said on Friday, as it proposed a series ...